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Here are the top read news for #infusiontherapy: How a patient persepective improved IV therapy: An expert cystic fibrosis patient questioned the timing of his drug administration, which led him to propose a new, more effective schedule for the entire ward. Read more Preventing high-alert medication errors in hospital patients: Mistakes involving medications…

Here are the top read news for #cancer. Biological Bad Luck Blamed in Two-Thirds of Cancer Cases: Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence of various types can be blamed on random mutations and not…

Here are the top read news for #infusiontherapy. Ebola Doctors Are Divided on IV Therapy in Africa: Medical experts seeking to stem the Ebola epidemic are sharply divided over whether most patients in West Africa should, or can, be given intravenous hydration, a therapy that is standard in developed countries. Some argue that more aggressive…

This week’s IVchat will be on Wednesday April 9 at 8pm ET. If you haven’t been to an IVchat lately, here’s a recap of the changes: Format – #IVchat was on Twitter only which, as we have been told, excluded those on Facebook and other social media to participate in our regular IVchats. In addition,…

Here are some topics for tonight’s IVchat. How did you acquire your infusion knowledge/skills? “Ignoring little details can lead to bigger problems – read article“ Nurses get daily dose of ethical dilemmas, how do you handle? – “Major Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing – read article“ Did you ever think our profession is recession proof? –…

This week’s IVchat will be on Wednesday May 8 at 8pmET. This chat will be moderated by @infusionnurse. The chat is on Twitter and is open to all nurses and other interested healthcare professionals. Topics for discussion are still open. Suggestions are welcome and please post on the comment section. Discussion topics will be posted…